How to Stretch Your Upfit Budget to the Max

As a fleet manager, you are responsible for staying within your budget for vehicle upfitting as well as controlling the operational costs of the fleet throughout the year. You can get the most out of your budget by adopting a “reduce, reuse, recycle” mindset.

Caught Red Handed Evidence Management Systems

  Evidence management systems can save you an immense amount of time over the old, outdated method of using pen and paper. They can be covered in your vehicle upfitting at a relatively low cost compared to the benefits you reap in productivity and lowering administrative costs.

Top 6 Trends in Truck Upfitting Part 2

In our last article, we looked at three top trends in truck upfitting: enhancing safety and productivity, lightweight equipment, and increasing use of telematics. Today, we’ll look at three more important trends to keep an eye on as you plan your upfit. 

4 Mistakes Fleet Managers Make When Upfitting Vehicles

As a fleet manager, you carry a great load on your shoulders in choosing fleet vehicles and upfitting or deciding to replace them. Upfitting can help decrease drivers’ response time or make certain there is enough room onboard a vehicle to carry all the supplies or parts employees need to perform their jobs. When planning

How to Protect Your Personal Data When Selling or Returning Fleet Vehicles

It is vitally important to remove all data from a fleet vehicle before selling or returning it. To be compliant with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), all patient information must be erased from ambulances and any other medical vehicles. For security reasons, you don’t want anyone else to have access to your company,

Writing an RFP to Meet Your Vehicle Upfit Needs

When you are composing an RFP (request for proposals) it can be a long and daunting process if you aren’t sure what information it should contain. Here is a guide to help you through the process so your RFP will meet all of your vehicle upfitting needs. 

Who is Whelen and Why Does Keltek Sell Them?

Whelen has been designing and manufacturing reliable lights and systems since 1952 when it was founded in George W. Whelen’s garage in Deep River, Connecticut. Currently, Whelen has corporate locations in Connecticut and New Hampshire. It designs and manufactures products that are the most reliable in the industry—products that will be there when people really depend on them.

How to Plan Your Vehicle Upfitting Budget

As a fleet manager, you need to plan how to use the money in your upfitting budget wisely to get the vehicles you need with the accessories that are the most efficient for you.

Things to Consider When Planning Your Next UpFit

Upfitting your vehicles can be a complicated and overwhelming process—and it shouldn’t have to be. One thing that can help make the process more attainable is setting concrete goals for your upfit. These goals should be more than “get this off of my plate” or “get it done.” Concrete goals are specific, measurable, attainable, relevant and